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Pheidippides 490 BC

Poster
1935 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Pheidippides 490 BC'; One of a set of four, or possibly more, panel posters for the General Post Office representing postal services throughout history; Colour offset lithograph; Signed.

Object details

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Object type
TitlePheidippides 490 BC
Materials and techniques
colour offset lithograph
Brief description
'Pheidippides 490 BC'; One of a set of four, or possibly more, panel posters for the General Post Office representing postal services throughout history; Colour offset lithograph; Signed; By John Armstrong; 1935.
Physical description
'Pheidippides 490 BC'; One of a set of four, or possibly more, panel posters for the General Post Office representing postal services throughout history; Colour offset lithograph; Signed.
Dimensions
  • Average of e.573 to 576 1981 height: 50.2cm
  • Average of e.573 to 576 1981 width: 64cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
1/F8 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.573-1981

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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